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Quantity surveyor jobs in Southwark
The 2021 census counted 1,270 residents working as surveyors, architects and construction professionals living in Southwark.
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What the official data says about Southwark
At the 2021 census, 1,270 people living in Southwark were in work as surveyors, architects and construction professionals. It was 0.76% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southwark 7th of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 925. Hackney was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Southwark, every occupation counted together, had a median of £50,000. That is 7th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £50,902 across the region, which is £902 more than the typical Southwark job, about 2% above it.
Surveying practices are counted where the office is, and the sites are somewhere else entirely: Southwark had 11,135 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 289,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.85% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 1.33%.
- Residents in work as surveyors and construction professionals (SOC 245)
- 1,270
- Median full-time pay for surveyors and construction professionals across London
- £50,902
- Surveyors and construction professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.76%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £50,000
- Residents in work as production managers (SOC 112)
- 1,689
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 166,935
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 289,000
The quantity surveyor role
Controlling the money on a construction project: estimating it, valuing the work as it happens, pricing the changes and settling the final account.
Quantity surveyor jobs in Southwark: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Southwark?
1,270 residents of Southwark were in work as surveyors and construction professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.76% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Southwark?
Across London, £50,902 is the median for surveyors and construction professionals. In Southwark itself the median across all occupations together is £50,000. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Southwark?
11,135 of the 289,000 employee jobs in Southwark are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.